Baal
Canaanite · deity · mythic · deity
Storm-god, Rider on the Clouds, and king of the active gods at Ugarit; enthroned on Mount Zaphon after defeating Yam and Mot.
Parentage
Domains
- storm
- kingship
- fertility rain
Powers
- Loose the thunderstorm, lightning, and rains
- Smite and destroy the sea-god Yam in single combat
- Die into the underworld and rise again with the rains
Epithets
- rkb ʿrpt
- ʾalʾiyn bʿl
- zbl bʿl ʾarṣ
- bʿl ṣpn